Name: Empire - Bath livestock auction prices — 2025-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb steers sold 27.00 to 35.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers sold 21.00 to 40.00 higher. 500-600lb heifers sold 37.00 to 38.00 higher. 600-700lb feeder heifers sold 23.00 to 49.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.01/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −76.57 against this barn's trailing median of $385.59.

Average price

$309.01

24 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$64.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs NY average

−23.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	325.16	1,817	18thin
Medium and Large 2	550	260.58	1,433	6thin

One grade step is worth $64.58/cwt here — about $384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $351.98, median $385.59 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

309.01

—

NY average1 barns · 24 hd

309.01

−0.00

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−23.81

This barn, trailing median4 sales

385.59

−76.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,294	$2,339	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,276	$2,208	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,197	$1,900	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,214	$2,415	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	964	$2,225	6

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	304.93/cwt	272.00–337.50	2,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	259.81/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	273.04/cwt	267.00–276.00	2,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	313.75/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	343.43/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	328.00/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	309.39/cwt	294.00–335.00	1,946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	278.61/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	302.04/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	814	221.42/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	272.49/cwt	242.50–287.50	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	351.95/cwt	325.00–369.00	1,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	251.23/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	367.03/cwt	350.00–384.00	1,538	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	296.87/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	357.92/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	276.60/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,748	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	598	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,017	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	536	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	911	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	722	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,444	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	314	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	628	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	320.37/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	212.46/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	242.02/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	207.36/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	302.43/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,127.36/head	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,127	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	144.25/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,556	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	2,414.61/head	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,415	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,116	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,556.24/head	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,556	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	1,626.47/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,626	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,026	1,595.91/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,596	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	2,444.34/head	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,444	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	2,225.26/head	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,225	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,075	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	353.72/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	336.63/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	317.86/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,834	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	342.80/cwt	317.50–357.50	1,615	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	356.33/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	256.79/cwt	232.50–277.50	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	346.05/cwt	342.50–350.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	281.67/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	359.99/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	326.18/cwt	305.00–338.00	2,061	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	260.15/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	270.18/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	268.16/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	221.72/cwt	200.00–241.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	267.63/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	376.64/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	347.87/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	288.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	277.00/cwt	251.00–307.50	1,343	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	279.17/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	287.40/cwt	255.00–307.50	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	325.02/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	371.34/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,378	8

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New York auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Bath, NY

Sat May 10, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 649Year ago 340

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	346.00–350.00	347.87
8	350–400	371	355.00–377.50	371.34
10	400–450	419	350.00–384.00	367.03
5	450–500	470	345.00–362.50	357.92
4	500–550	541	325.00–369.00	351.95
7	550–600	586	320.00–350.00	343.43
9	600–650	629	294.00–335.00	309.39
2	650–700	650	312.50–315.00	313.75
8	700–750	716	272.50–290.00	278.61
4	750–800	774	272.00–337.50	304.93
4	800–850	819	262.50	262.50
3	850–900	887	267.00–276.00	273.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	424	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	487	300.00–340.00	320.37
4	500–550	534	287.50–317.50	302.04
4	550–600	575	287.50–300.00	296.87
7	600–650	632	250.00–290.00	276.60
4	650–700	688	242.50–287.50	272.49
6	700–750	726	240.00–255.00	251.23
1	750–800	774	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	814	210.00–232.50	221.42
3	850–900	895	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	280.00–295.00	288.02
3	300–350	329	315.00–335.00	328.00
4	350–400	385	310.00–333.00	325.02
4	400–450	433	255.00–307.50	287.40
9	450–500	485	251.00–307.50	277.00
2	500–550	514	260.00–276.00	268.16
4	550–600	568	232.50–277.50	256.79
4	600–650	623	225.00–290.00	267.63
2	650–700	680	262.50–277.50	270.18
2	700–750	725	250.00–270.00	260.15
4	750–800	764	250.00–263.00	259.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	266	342.50–350.00	346.05
3	300–350	318	355.00–365.00	359.99
4	350–400	375	360.00–395.00	376.64
5	400–450	428	340.00–365.00	353.72
13	450–500	471	317.50–357.50	342.80
7	500–550	530	310.00–352.50	336.63
11	550–600	577	300.00–332.50	317.86
15	600–650	632	305.00–338.00	326.18
3	650–700	663	280.00–282.50	281.67
3	700–750	739	275.00–287.50	279.17
3	800–850	830	200.00–241.00	221.72
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	536	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	598	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	722	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	314	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	378	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	420	347.50–365.00	356.33
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	642	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	295.00–310.00	302.43
3	550–600	577	225.00–260.00	242.02
2	600–650	646	200.00–225.00	212.46
2	650–700	679	202.50–212.50	207.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,325	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,127.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,313	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,556.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,319	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,444.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,116	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,626.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,026	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,595.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,079	135.00–160.00	144.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,214	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,414.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	964	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,225.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,292	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,075	182.00	182.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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